The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-07-30
Severe Storms.

A tremendous thunder storm VlSiteu I4'iStoA
and the surrounding district in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, on Saturday afternoon:
The house of George Fox, station agent at
Manunka Chunk, was undermined by rush
of water from the tunnel and wrecked. MIR.
Fox's mother and his niece, Mrs. Beers, were
killed. Several farm houses were struck by
lightning. The Buttsville depot was burned
All the telegraph and telephone lines were
levelled. The storm caused great destruction
to property throughout the county. Trans
lon the Lehigh Valley Railroad were delayed
ky the tracks being covered with earth and
nter at various points.
The seyerest thunder storm known at Eliz.
beth, New Jersey, for twelve years, prevailed
ere on Saturday afternoon. The first toors
houses along the Elizabeth river were filled
water. A new house en- Reed street was
damaged by lightning. A barge loaded
stone and schooner were torn from
anchorage and dashed against the Front
bridge, breaking down the abutments.
Saverbraun, Is years of age, while
70 catch driftwood, was swept into the
u drowned.
gram from Great harrington, Mass,
nat IS lives have been lost by Hood
lsatonic river caused by heavy rains.
in Williamsburg are reported to
way last Sunday evening.
Theodore Perry, coal laden, in
lffalo for Saginaw, YVES lost during
lie at two o'clock on Saturday
even men went down in her.
severe storm early on Saturday
.adelphia, q inches of water
ISL lave fallen in one hour. The
md venty-fourth and Wood street:
bur ars in the neighborhood with
watt III side of the Pennsylvania
Rail- the foot of Walnut street
caved' cellars on Thirteenth street
betwe and Tasker and on Morri:
street, III to Juniper, were flooded
and tran kreets, which were covered
with wat erfered with.
A storh lay afternoon did mucl
damage nd bck, on the East Pennsyl
vania brand leading Railroad Man,
dwellings and the barns ofJoe
Reichert Stauffer, near Boyer
town, were by lightning. Severa
horses perlshs hert's barn. A wash
out several hui long is reported a
Macungie, on ad The Methods
Church at Litiz damaged by light
ming. Thirty yere flooded out o
their houses if part of Reading b.
the breaking OF The damage t
railroad and priv! PrOpe\ " within radiu
of twenty FIVE mil ofRea$ ing is estimated a
$ $50 900, of whi$ s45'OO%alls on the rail
During a thunder storm Lock Haven
Pa, on Tuesday, lightning stib ck the railroa
track leading into they fre- claA mine at Far
randsvile All the IN in tn mine wer
stunned and two of th&m were\ severely in
jured.
A telegram from SusSuehanna, Pa, O
Tuesday says the rainstorm there wSls the mo,
: destructive ever experienced. The\ track O
the Erie Road for one thousand fees wa
washed into the Susquehanna riverl at Re
Rock, impeding traffic. The Jefferson branc
: is abandoned on account of larNlslide
: Bridges have been washed away anA higl
ways and roads destroyed. Several Mouse
were carried down the creeks.
A renewal of heavy rains at the City
Mexico, which the sewers are unable to cArl
off, causes fears for the safety of the city\i
case Lake Tezcuco should overflow its borden
1t was reported on Tuesday that the lake ha
risen to the level of the city.
Great damage was done by violent thur
derstorm at Fargo, Dakota, on Monday nigh
The wind reached velocity of so miles a
hour. Outside the city, Mrs. Eckelson ThomI
son, who took refuge in "cyclone cellar.
was killed by lightning. A tornado at No
land blew down four. dwellings and sever
barns. Five persons were injured, one mo
tally.
In Baltimore county, Nd, the storm
Tuesday did much.. damage to barns, stacks
wheat and hay, culverts, roads and bridge
On the Maryland Central Railroad washou
occurred on Saturday night and Tuesday.
In Philadelphia and vicinity Tuesday
storm played havoc with sewers, bridges, Gu
verts and county roads. Robert Steefs bari
near Pttville, was struck by lightning AT
, consumed with its contents, including for
tons of hay and all the farming implements.
In Lancaster county, Pa, several barr
were struck by lightning on Tuesday, an
with their contents burned. Roads were tor
up by the heavy volume of water and bridge
swept away.